Olivia Hart · Sweet tea

Southern Iced Sweet Tea with Lemon

4 ingredients

7 steps

What you need

  • 6 black tea bags
  • 200 g (1 cup) granulated sugar
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  • ice, to serve

Method

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  1. 1

    Bring 1 l (4 cups) of water to a boil in a pot and take it off the heat.

  2. 2

    Drop in the tea bags and steep for 5 min, no longer, so the tea does not turn bitter.

  3. 3

    Lift out the tea bags without squeezing them.

  4. 4

    Stir in the sugar while the tea is hot until it dissolves completely.

  5. 5

    Pour into a heatproof pitcher and add 1 l (4 cups) of cold water.

  6. 6

    Chill for at least 1 hour.

  7. 7

    Serve over ice with the lemon wedges.

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